First-timer Beginner
Intermediate Skills:
- -Use ski and pole push to create forward movement.
- -can control the center of mass over feet in fore/aft (if classic skiing) and side-to-side planes (if skate skiing)
- -can glide with full weight on one ski -can control speed and change direction on downhills.
- -can classic ski using diagonal stride and double pole techniques or skate ski using V2, V1, and double pole techniques.
Advanced Skills:
- -Manage ski and pole push to increase speed.
- -Maintain the center of mass over their feet in fore/aft and side-to-side planes.
- -Control the duration of ski glide.
- -Manage speed and change of direction on downhills.
- -Show versatility in intermediate terrain.
- -Can classic ski using diagonal stride and double pole techniques or skate ski using V2, V1, and double pole techniques.
- -Continuously ski in beginner and intermediate terrain for up to 15 minutes.